Lil Hoyas have a very tough schedule this year for a young squad. non league tilts with Saint Mary's Annapolis, Loyola Blakefiled, Gilman, Malvern Prep, Taft, Don Bosco Prep NJ, and their annual Jesuit rival Gonzaga. Add in league rivals Landon and Bullis, 1-2x, its a very difficult schedule for Prep. |
My guess is it's not true. |
It's true, verified and on his page. I won't post the link out of respect for the 16 year old. |
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As far as rankings go, the IAC champ will end up being the #1 team. Gonzaga and SJC playing Culver and GC playing Lawrenceville makes no sense. The WCAC still resembles high school lacrosse and playing post grad and reclass factories is just not worth it. It doesn't matter how good the 17 year old is, he's gonna get crushed by the 20 year old.
Bullis has a really good roster and plays the lightest schedule. I didn't think PVI's schedule was as tough as SJC and GZ, so maybe they can jump up this year. Landon is pretty lean this year compared to last year. |
Prep should be embarrassed. |
GP isn't embarrassed at all. There's nothing in their behavior even hinting at it. They consistently recruit and are barely within the "no first contact" rule of the IAC because they don't care. Their coaches and sports parents (not many alum) are really aggressive in seeking out players in all sports. I predict they will be expelled from the IAC in the next 2 years for the final time. However, they are re-loading and will be back on top in 2027 with the amount of recruits they continue to import. |
Continued: GP no longer views themselves as compatible with the IAC either. They desperately want to be seen on the same level as the Deerfields and Culvers. They may beat the IAC to the punch. |
| Play Robo. |
| Don't sleep on Episcopal. Bunch of '26 transfers and maybe 2 27's. |
Robo does not belong in this thread. |
I tend to agree with this post. GP is becoming a Culver type lax academy... I very well could see them becoming a full time member in the WCAC within 5 years max or playing independent all together. Saint Stephens has officially pulled out of the IAC for football next Fall so you have to wonder what is the overall future of the league as a whole. The Lil Hoyas They have outgrown the IAC... GP is as big as DeMatha, with 130 boys in a class. Prep has the facilities to become like a Culver type Academy and add in its boarding component, the sky is the limit. Look at their top football, basketball, and lacrosse players, all boarding students who have likely re-classed. |
Sure they do. They are the defending and multi VHSL champ and consistently have 3-4 college players in each graduating class. They also pound the other publics in VA. It's pretty rare anymore for a public, good or bad, to schedule a private because of the strictness of their scheduling requirements. Robo is easily competitive with the 3rd tier privates around the beltway. On the MD side, Bullis is going to take on MD state champ Urbana. I wouldn't expect that game to be close except Bullis may play a lot of bench guys in the 2nd half. |
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Looking at the top programs and their schedules for the spring... I have included each program's top non-league games.
SJC) BL St. Pauls Gilman Culver Taft St Anthony's Severn [/b]Bullis STAB (rising power in the VA prep league as the former Taft coach is in his 2nd year) DeMatha St. Pauls Episcopal Academy Spalding Gonzaga [b]Landon Severn Gilman Haverford Benjamin School (Florida State Champs last year) St. Andrews (historically the top program from Florida) Gonzaga Blue Ridge (VISAA State Champs last year.... again another rising prep school power from VA) Georgetown Prep Saint Mary's Annapolis Loyola Blakefield Gilman Malvern Prep Taft Gonzaga Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey State Champs last year) In my eyes, the Lil Hoyas have the most daunting schedule. Throw in league tilts with Landon and Bullis twice, and it's very challenging. SJC's first 7 games are a freaking gauntlet... the Cadets could easily come out of that stretch with a 3-4 record or a 5-2 record. Given what Bullis returns on paper, I would have thought they would have scheduled a bit more of a daunting schedule but the Bulldogs have little depth. Spalding is likely the favorite to win the MIAA this year as is McDonogh. Curious how Landon does against the Florida programs and even Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge has come out of nowhere and is throwing a ton of resources toward its lacrosse program. |
+1 None of the Virginia or Maryland publics can hold a candle to Robinson, nor can a lot of privates. |
Didn't Severna Park beat them last season? |